endowments and environmental policies have only marginally affected the pollution content of world trade during the 1986 …This paper contributes to the debate on the existence of pollution haven effects by systematically measuring the … pollution content of trade (measured by the pollution content of imports, PCI) and decomposing it into three components - a deep …

This paper revisits the issue of environment and development raised in the 1992 World Development Report, with new … deforestation, pollution, and carbon intensities. Per capita emissions follow a $J$-curve. Specifically, poverty reduction occurs …

. The analysis assumes that the world can be split into two regions, with two fuels that both lead to carbon emissions …

This paper surveys the recent literature exploring the causes of urban pollution in the developing world and the … implications of such pollution for a city's competitiveness. Within a system of cities, cities compete for jobs and people. Those … pollution inhibit urban competitiveness? Second, why is this effect likely to grow in importance over time? Third, why have …

currently announced by more than 40 countries around the world are implemented by 2020 using crop feedstocks, and if both …

The world is witnessing a sudden growth in production of biofuels, especially those suited for replacing oil like …